witty

Significado (Inglés)

  1. Clever; amusingly ingenious.
  2. Full of wit.
  3. Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
  4. (obsolete) Wise, having good judgement.
  5. (archaic) Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.

Frecuencia

C2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈwɪti/
Etimología (Inglés)

From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English wittiġ, witiġ, ġewittiġ (“clever, wise”), from Proto-West Germanic *witīg, *witag, from Proto-Germanic *witagaz, *wītagaz (“knowing, wise, clever”), equivalent to wit + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German wittich, gewittich (“knowing, clever, wise, understanding”), German witzig (“funny, witty”), Norwegian Bokmål vettig, Norwegian Nynorsk vittig (“witty”).

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